Researching Nuclear Weapons Testing Fallout

At a glance..

A government document regarding nuclear weapons testing theories and fallout decontamination from nuclear detonations, including formulas.

The details..

"A Theory of Decontamination of Fallout from Nuclear Detonations" is a technical study that delves into the composition and characteristics of fallout resulting from nuclear detonations. The author, F. Miller, presents various methods for estimating the composition and mass contour ratio based on weapon yield, type, height or depth burst, distance from ground zero, instrument response and terrain roughness.

The book's focus is on developing correlations between these factors to estimate the true reduction in dose associated with decontamination procedures using synthetic fallout. It also provides insight into how radiation intensities are affected by radioactive elements present in different types and yields of weapons used during testing.

This work was done under REDE Project Number S-FO11 05 12 for Bureau Of Ships Program B-l Problem 5 which aimed at understanding operational evaluations related to decontaminating efficiencies through knowledge about radiation intensity associated with contaminated systems after exposure to simulated fallouts similar to real ones as much as possible.

Overall this book serves as an important reference material for researchers studying radiological defense mechanisms against nuclear attacks.